Rotary International Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Ellis COMPTON
COMPTON, Ellis Gallinger The family of Ellis Gallinger Compton is saddened to announce his passing on June 18, 2013 in Moose Jaw, SK. He was the fourth of eleven children of Monte and Mildred Compton, born on September 17, 1925 in Darmody, SK. His childhood and school years were spent in Moose Jaw before joining the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII. He spent over two years on the H.M.C.S. Gaspe which was a mine sweeper in the North Atlantic. Before going off to war at age 17 he met Joyce...